Mercury Classics will release James Horner‘s concert piece, Collage, which was the composer’s last work before he passed away last summer. The concerto for four horns and orchestra was commissioned by the Houston Symphony and the International Horn Society and premiered in March of 2015 at the Royal Festival Hall in London. Horner (Titanic, Avatar, […]
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Mercury Classics to Release James Horner’s ‘Collage – The Last Work’
Posted: August 6, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Collage, James Horner
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Weekly Film Music Roundup (August 5, 2016)
Posted: August 5, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Amateur Night, David Boulter, Dickon Hinchliffe, Evgueni Galperine, Five Nights in Maine, Giona Ostinelli, Graham Reynolds, Little Men, Nine Lives, Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny, Sacha Galperine, Steven Price, Suicide Squad, The Newton Brothers, The Remains
Two new movies are opening nationwide this weekend: Opening in most theaters is the superhero movie Suicide Squad directed by David Ayer and starring Will Smith, Jared Leto, Margot Robbie, Joel Kinnaman, Jai Courtney, Cara Delevingne, Jay Hernandez, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Adam Beach, Karen Fukuhara and Viola Davis. The film’s original music is composed by Steven Price (Gravity, The World’s […]
Smokey Robinson to Serve as Executive Music Producer on Motown-Themed Netflix Series
Posted: July 27, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Josh Wakely, Netflix, Smokey Robinson
Netflix has announced today that singer/songwriter Smokey Robinson will serve as the executive music producer on an upcoming, currently untitled Netflix animated series. The show created by Josh Wakely (Beat Bugs) is set in the imaginary city of Motown, based on Detroit and its rich musical heritage, and revolves around a lovable, funny and slightly shy eight year […]
Cliff Martinez to Receive 2016 Lifetime Achievement Award at Soundtrack_Cologne
Posted: July 26, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Cliff Martinez, Soundtrack_Cologne
Soundtrack_Cologne CEO Michael P. Aust announced today that Cliff Martinez will receive the 2016 Lifetime Achievement Award on August 27, 2016 during the award ceremony of this year’s Soundtrack_Cologne conference. Martinez who is known for his work on film and as the former drummer of the rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers has composed the music […]
Michael Giacchino Composing New Marvel Studios Fanfare
Posted: July 23, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Marvel Studios, Michael Giacchino
It was announced at Comic-Con today that Michael Giacchino composed a fanfare for the new logo of Marvel Studios, which will be playing in front of all future Marvel feature releases. The music was recorded a couple of weeks ago at Abbey Road Studios in London. Check out the fanfare after the jump. Giacchino is currently scoring his […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (July 22, 2016)
Posted: July 22, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie, Benjamin Wallfisch, David Shire, Don't Think Twice, Gregoire Hetzel, Ice Age: Collision Course, Jake Monaco, John Debney, Lights Out, Michael Giacchino, Quitters, Roger Neill, Scott Walker, Star Trek Beyond, Summertime, The Childhood of a Leader
Three new movies are opening nationwide this weekend: Expected to top the weekend box office is the sci-fi adventure sequel Star Trek Beyond directed by Justin Lin and starring Chris Pine, Zoe Saldana, Zachary Quinto, Simon Pegg, Karl Urban, John Cho, Anton Yelchin, Idris Elba and Sofia Boutella. The film’s original music is composed by Michael […]
Sia to Write Original Songs for ‘My Little Pony: The Movie’
Posted: July 22, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: My Little Pony, My Little Pony: The Movie, Sia
It was announced at Comic-Con today that Sia will write two original songs for the upcoming animated feature My Little Pony: The Movie. She has also joined the voices cast, which also includes Uzo Aduba, Emily Blunt, Kristen Chenoweth, Taye Diggs, Michael Pena, Liev Schrieber, Tara Strong, Cathy Weseluck, Andrea Libman, Tabitha St. Germain and Ashleigh Ball. Jayson Thiessen is directing the film, which is […]
Stephen Schwartz to Write Original Songs for ‘Wicked’ Movie Adaptation
Posted: July 21, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Stephen Daldry, Stephen Schwartz, Wicked
Stephen Schwartz revealed today at the Comic-Con panel CW3PR’s 8th Annual Behind-the-Music: Crime, Death and Resurrection that the upcoming film adaptation of the stage musical Wicked will feature new original songs. Currently, there are plans for four new songs to be in the movie in addition to tunes from the stage version. Stephen Daldry (The Hours, The Reader, Billy Elliott, Extremely Loud and […]
Laura Karpman Elected to Academy Music Branch Board
Posted: July 18, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Academy Awards, Laura Karpman
Composer Laura Karpman has been elected to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ 2016–17 Board of Governors. She joins Charles Bernstein and Michael Giacchino who are the other two governors of the branch. It will mark her first term serving on the music branch board. Karpman’s scoring credits include the 2009 feature The […]
